The National Institutes of Health (NIH) High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) programs are an integral part of the NIH biomedical research mission to develop basic knowledge for the diagnosis, treatment, understanding and prevention of human disease. The scientific activities include the analysis of biomolecular sequences and structures, the application of software tools for receptor-based drug design, the processing and visualization of biomedical images, and the modeling and simulation of living systems. The health care-related activities include the development of test bed networks linking hospitals, clinics, libraries, and medical schools, the development of computerized patient records and telemedicine technologies, and the creation of virtual environments to assist in medical diagnosis. The NIH HPCC programs make available to biomedical researchers the benefits of high performance computing and communication systems including advanced computing architectures and high speed network connections. The NIH pursues its HPCC goals through the funding of grants and contracts to support research conducted at universities and Research institutions throughout the Nation, as well as through research conducted at the NIH's intramural laboratories. These HPCC programs are administered by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National center for Research Resources (NCRR), the Division of Computer Research and Technology (DCRT), the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), and the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
FY 97 President's Request by Program Component Area
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| Program Activity | Budget Account Code | Partner/User Agencies | Budget (BA, $ M) | HPCC PCAs by 1997 Pres. Request | |||||||
| FY95 Actual | FY96 Pres. | FY96 Est. | FY97 Rqst. | HECC | LSN | HCS | HuCS | ETHR | |||
| NLM Medical Connections Program | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.82 | 1.22 | 1.22 | ||||||
| NLM Biotechnology Informatics | 4.32 | 4.35 | 5.67 | 6.17 | 4.92 | 0.75 | 0.50 | ||||
| NLM Electronic Imaging | 2.03 | 2.03 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.44 | ||||||
| NLM HPCC Training Grants | 3.01 | 3.04 | 3.04 | 3.04 | 3.04 | ||||||
| NLM IAIMS grants | 3.39 | 3.39 | 3.40 | 3.40 | 2.00 | 0.50 | 0.90 | ||||
| NLM Intelligent Agent DB searching | 5.35 | 5.37 | 8.37 | 8.57 | 6.42 | 2.15 | |||||
| NLM HPCC Health Care Applications | AHCPR, VA | 11.44 | 20.21 | 17.96 | 20.86 | 3.33 | 3.55 | 13.98 | |||
| NCRR Biomolecular Computing | NSF | 7.60 | 6.60 | 6.60 | 7.30 | 6.30 | 0.20 | 0.80 | |||
| NCRR Software Tools for Receptor-Based Drug Design | NSF | 2.50 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 | |||||
| NCRR Modeling/Simulation | DARPA, NSF, NASA | 4.80 | 5.80 | 5.80 | 5.30 | 4.50 | 0.10 | 0.70 | |||
| Virtual Reality/Environments | DARPA, NSF | 4.00 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 7.70 | 7.70 | |||||
| NCRR HPCC Training | 1.40 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 1.80 | 1.80 | ||||||
| DCRT High Performance Biomedical Computing Program | NASA | 8.90 | 8.90 | 8.90 | 8.90 | 6.10 | 2.30 | 0.50 | |||
| NCI Frederick Biomedical Supercomputing center | NSA, NIST | 5.40 | 5.40 | 5.90 | 5.90 | 3.60 | 1.39 | 0.14 | 0.28 | 0.49 | |
| NCI High Speed Networking and Distributed Conferencing | 2.00 | 1.70 | 1.34 | 1.31 | 0.20 | 0.72 | 0.34 | 0.05 | |||
| NCI High Perf. Comms for PDQ, CancerNet, and Electronic Publishing | NSF | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.30 | 0.30 | ||||
| NIGMS | NSF | 0.50 | 0.50 | ||||||||
| Totals: | 67.35 | 77.91 | 79.74 | 86.21 | 23.40 | 22.90 | 4.94 | 29.59 | 5.38 | ||
Comparison of FY 97 and FY96 Budgets by Program Component Area
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| Program Activity | Budget (BA, $ M) | HPCC PCAs by 1997 Pres. Request | HPCC PCAs by 1996 Estimated | |||||||||||
| FY95 Actual | FY96 Pres. | FY96 Est. | FY97 Rqst. | HECC | LSN | HCS | HuCS | ETHR | HECC | LSN | HCS | HuCS | ETHR | |
| NLM Medical Connections Program | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.82 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 0.82 | ||||||||
| NLM Biotechnology Informatics | 4.32 | 4.35 | 5.67 | 6.17 | 4.92 | 0.75 | 0.50 | 4.54 | 0.68 | 0.45 | ||||
| NLM Electronic Imaging | 2.03 | 2.03 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.44 | ||||||||
| NLM HPCC Training Grants | 3.01 | 3.04 | 3.04 | 3.04 | 3.04 | 3.04 | ||||||||
| NLM IAIMS grants | 3.39 | 3.39 | 3.40 | 3.40 | 2.00 | 0.50 | 0.90 | 2.00 | 0.50 | 0.90 | ||||
| NLM Intelligent Agent DB searching | 5.35 | 5.37 | 8.37 | 8.57 | 6.42 | 2.15 | 6.27 | 2.10 | ||||||
| NLM HPCC Health Care Applications | 11.44 | 20.21 | 17.96 | 20.86 | 3.33 | 3.55 | 13.98 | 2.87 | 3.06 | 12.03 | ||||
| NCRR Biomolecular Computing | 7.60 | 6.60 | 6.60 | 7.30 | 6.30 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 5.80 | 0.20 | 0.60 | ||||
| NCRR Software Tools for Receptor-Based Drug Design | 2.50 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 | ||||||||
| NCRR Modeling/Simulation | 4.80 | 5.80 | 5.80 | 5.30 | 4.50 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 4.50 | 0.10 | 1.20 | ||||
| Virtual Reality/Environments | 4.00 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 7.70 | 7.70 | 4.20 | ||||||||
| NCRR HPCC Training | 1.40 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 3.50 | ||||||||
| DCRT High Performance Biomedical Computing Program | 8.90 | 8.90 | 8.90 | 8.90 | 6.10 | 2.30 | 0.50 | 6.10 | 2.30 | 0.50 | ||||
| NCI Frederick Biomedical Supercomputing center | 5.40 | 5.40 | 5.90 | 5.90 | 3.60 | 1.39 | 0.14 | 0.28 | 0.49 | 3.60 | 1.39 | 0.14 | 0.28 | 0.49 |
| NCI High Speed Networking and Distributed Conferencing | 2.00 | 1.70 | 1.34 | 1.31 | 0.20 | 0.72 | 0.34 | 0.05 | 0.20 | 0.72 | 0.34 | 0.08 | ||
| NCI High Perf. Comms for PDQ, CancerNet, and Electronic Publishing | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | ||||||
| NIGMS | 0.50 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
| Totals: | 67.35 | 77.91 | 79.74 | 86.21 | 23.40 | 22.90 | 4.94 | 29.59 | 5.38 | 22.40 | 21.51 | 4.38 | 24.34 | 7.11 |
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